[Harp-L] Re: Fireball mic

[<jaguire@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

i agree that the Fireball mic, although cool looking and uniquely stubby , 
is not a particularly great blues /rock harp mic compared to a good old hi 
impedance bullet mic, like my jt-30s, turner bd's, T-3's, dennis oeillig Dr. 
Mikenstein specials,  or even old Shure Bros green bullets .    can one get 
good tone from it ?  sure, but that is true of even the cheapest radio shack 
throw-aways ( or the best lo-Z dynamic stick/vocal mics)  if you know what 
you are doing and have lots of gear from which to create a good harp rig.

the fireball is just a low-z vocal mic sm-58 clone with some cool looks and 
a little marketing bling.   my Fireball  has its place in my arsenal, but 
there are a great number of very cool harp mics in my arsenal that rarely 
see the spotlights of the stage .   heck, the Fireball isn't even impedance 
matched to a classic tube amp favored by a huge percentage of rank and file 
blues and rock harmonica slingers.   it is therefore somewhat impractical 
from the very get-go.  wha's up wi dat?   ( and it has no volume control or 
on/off switch further distancing itself from the specs of a genyouwine 
get-the-job-done-right-the-first-time harp mic )

cletus white